Journal of the Herald (Ship) and Martha (Ship); mastered by John Bunker, Joseph Spooner and George Whitfield; and kept by Thomas Delano; on whaling voyages between 1817 and 1819, 1817 - 1819
Item — Box: Ms Box 4, Volume: Wh H531 1817j Ms Box 4
Identifier: logbook_vol_319
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes nearly 800 logbooks, documenting over 1,000 voyages and ranges from the 18th to the 20th century.
Dates
- 1817 - 1819
Creator
- Herald (Ship : 1798-1854) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to research.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Contains three voyages: Ship HERALD, Fairhaven. (Sherman 374) Probably on the ship MARTHA, New Bedford. (Sherman 375-identified as Herald) On an unknown vessel. (Sherman 376 identified as HERALD). At front: exercises in logarithm problems. At end: songs and rhymes-some political; list of whales cut on the HERALD during 1817.
Creator
- Herald (Ship : 1798-1854) (Organization)
- Martha (Ship : 1805-1850) (Organization)
- Bunker, John, 1784-1854 (Person)
- Spooner, Joseph, (Shipmaster) (Person)
- Whitfield, George (Person)
- Delano, Thomas (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
Contact:
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org